United Microelectronics Corp vs Warner Music Group Corp — how do they compare? United Microelectronics Corp trades at $21.14 (market cap $51.00B), while Warner Music Group Corp trades at $28.2 (market cap $14.64B). The key difference: United Microelectronics Corp is far larger — about 3.5× Warner Music Group Corp's market cap, and Warner Music Group Corp pays the higher dividend (2.71%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| UMC | WMG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.00B | $14.64B |
Sector | Technology | Media |
52-Week High | $28.02 | $34.72 |
52-Week Low | $6.58 | $23.65 |
Enterprise Value | $48.57B | $18.84B |
Dividend Yield | 2.03% | 2.71% |
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Founded in 1980, United Microelectronics is the world's third-largest dedicated chip foundry, with 7% market share in 2021, according to Gartner, after TSMC and GlobalFoundries. UMC's headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and it operates 12 fabs in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan and Singapore, with additional sales offices in Europe, the U.S. and South Korea. UMC features a diverse customer base including Texas Instruments, MediaTek, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Xilinx and Realtek, supplying a wide range of products applied in communications, display, memory, automotive and more. UMC employs about 20,000 people.
Read more on UMC →Warner Music Group is the third largest of the three major global record labels, with Vivendi's Universal Music in first and Sony Music in second. Warner's larger segment, recorded music, consists of iconic labels like Atlantic Records, Warner Records, and Parlophone Records and popular artists such as Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, and Blake Shelton. Warner Chappell, the firm's publishing arm, is the home to over 65,000 composers and songwriters with over a million copyrights represented. Warner is controlled by Access Industries, which owns an 84% economic interest and 99% of voting rights.
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